"Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service" (2003) TV series 2003-????

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Creators:

Donald P. Bellisario
Don McGill

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

Release Date:

23 September 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Action | Crime | Mystery

Plot:

The cases of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service

Plot Keywords:

Military | Detective | Naval Uniform | Ex Cop | Teamwork

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 7 wins & 2 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. July 13	7:00 PM	USA	Stakeout	#5.12
Mon. July 13	8:00 PM	USA	Dog Tags	#5.13

Cast

Mark Harmon	...	Special Agent Jethro Gibbs / ... (138 episodes, 2003-2009)
Michael Weatherly	...	Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo / ... (138 episodes, 2003-2009)
Pauley Perrette	...	Abby Sciuto (138 episodes, 2003-2009)
David McCallum	...	Dr. Donald 'Ducky' Mallard (138 episodes, 2003-2009)
Sean Murray	...	Special Agent Timothy McGee / ... (123 episodes, 2003-2009)
Cote de Pablo	...	Officer Ziva David (91 episodes, 2005-2009)
Brian Dietzen	...	Jimmy Palmer (73 episodes, 2004-2009)
Lauren Holly	...	NCIS Director Jenny Shepard (66 episodes, 2005-2008)

Also Known As:

"NCIS" (USA) (short title)
"NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service" (USA) (new title)
"Naval CIS" (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

USA:60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Germany:16 (DVD) | Australia:MA | Australia:M (some episodes) | Singapore:NC-16 | Singapore:PG (some episodes) | New Zealand:M (Season 1 DVD rating) | New Zealand:R13 (Original season 1 DVD rating) | New Zealand:PG (Cable Rating Season 1) | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:15

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Company:

Belisarius Productions

Trivia:

The pilot for this series aired as a two-part episode of "JAG" (1995) in the spring of 2003. Two major changes were made for the series. A gimmick in which Ducky is shown talking to corpses - from the corpse's point of view - was dropped, and a character named Viv Blackadder (played by Robyn Lively) was replaced by the character played by Sasha Alexander.

Goofs:

Factual errors: In an episode of NCIS, the team discusses the difference between ash and maple bats, explaining that ash, while more popular, tend to explode rather than just make a clean break like maple bats. In reality, it's the maple bats that explode, while ash bats make clean breaks.

Quotes:

Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo: What are you McDoing, McGee?
Special Agent Timothy McGee: Working on Kales phone records.
Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo: Thought you already McDid-That?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Nip/Tuck: August Walden (#5.13)" (2008)

Time flies when you're enjoying yourself …

… and each episode speeds along all too quickly! I LOVE this show…! What is there NOT to like? Rich story lines, strongly portrayed (and very human) personalities you can really warm to who play off each other brilliantly, all with their own distinctive quirks and – above all – the always wonderful Mark Harmon as main character! What more could you ask for in a show?! There's not a single character I'd change – none that irritate – they're all excellent. I consider it a bonus that it's the one thing on TV that all our family equally enjoy for different reasons. Even my father-in-law likes this and we normally have totally different viewing preferences! I was delighted when I heard that there was a second series imminent. Only problem is that living in England, who knows how long after it's shown in the US we'll get to see it! Fortunately it's worth the wait!